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BEHOLD I 'THE BRIDEGROOM COMETH II GO YE OUT TO MEET KIM!!!

VOL. VIM NO. 3. Bo9ton, hlcbnc9Nm,1. quilt 21, 1844. WHOLE NO. 173.

THE ADVENT HERALD peace in the neighborhood of Second and ltitin,bave you any more men here? }Tillie you
IS rusLisnEn EVERY wEntrEso.Ay BY Queen streets, Southwark. nay more arms? Have you any ammunition?
J. V. HIMES, It is well known, that on the 5th day of July, lTo each of these questions he answered posi-
AT NO. 14 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON. a furniture car conveyed to St. Philip de Neri tively no. • Finding nothing new in our pro-
Church, in Queen Street, Southwark, a number gress, we again proceeded to the'room or viSt:
J. V, Mines, S. Bliss, S A. Hale, Editors. muskets,which were carried into the Church, !tibiae from whence we first started. In this
mot:.—One Dollar per Volume, or 26 Numbers. Five in presence of the residents of the neighbor- ,room were several closets, and some of them
Dollars fort; Cozies, Tea Dollars for 13 Copies. l hood. The report of this matter having flown were in a case or counter, which stood :along
na• All communications for the • Advent Herald, or
orders for Books or remittancus,- should be directed to
in every direction, the street was soon. crowd- !the wall. We asked the priest to open it.
:7. )(ivies, Boston, llals," post paid. ed by citizens, in anticipetion of an outbreak. lie said it contained nothing but a few lemons
Past ,haste) .3 are authorized by the Post Office Depart- The Sheriff was sent fee, and soon appeared and articles for making something to drink.
ent to forward free of expense orders for, or to
aiscontilue publications, and also gamey to pay for the
„upon the ground; a request was made upon l We asked him again to open it, when we ;dis-
t
same. !him, that the arms should be taken from the •cosered a keg of powder,sorne perCussionzaps
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Subftv-7!)rra ' names with the State and 1 ost Office should 1; Church; he entered the building with two of land buck shot; and on account of this quib-
be at:tine:1y given when money is forwarded. ll'here tit
f ast qlfice is `!'
not given, we are liable to misdirect the pa
the aldermen of the &strict, and soon retorh- i Wing of the priest we were anxious to open the
per, or credit to the wrong person, as there are often sev- ed,stating that there were twelve muskets in the closet which was under the stairs, leading. from
I
,ral of the sonic name, or several Post Offices in the same !church, which would he placed in the hands of the vestibule to the room behind the altar.. The
U's5. the citizens who should be chosen for that pur- priest here said that the closet contained pri-
. Dow & Jackson, Printers. pose, and taken to the.watehhouse. This was vate property. belonging to his brother, E I-I.
._ accordingly done. One of the members of this. Dunn, and some few small articles belonging to,
Call to Glory.
( committee was among those who had charge of himself; and objected to opening it, stating that
these arms, he asked the Sheriff if there were :the key of that place had nevelt been in the-
o sinner, come without delay, any more arms, or men, in the church. The 'bends of any teher person but himself and
And seek a borne in glory ; ,Sheriff said there were no, more arms, and only brother. No denial would be listened to, and
The Lord is calling you to-day—
lie pleads for you in glory. 'priest Dunn and the sexton in the churelewhen accordingly the closet waft opened, in it were-
Cuortus-0 glory ! 0 glory ! the guns had been brought from the building found seven single and two double barrel guns,
There 's power in Jesus' dying love, •The people still seemed not to be satisfied, and :And severe) pistelse and -several hundred ettrir
To' bring you home to glory. 'called for more arms, when it was suggested i 'tridges, sonie of Wfilchlitid eight, or ten; or
2 0, t and live ! to you be cries, that a committee of citizens should be appoint- I'more slugs, and buck shot in them, and upon
And you shall share my glory ; 'eel, whose duty it should be to make thorough 'examination of some of the fowling pieces, they
But, if my mercy you despise, search of the place, and to prevent any snore ' had eeven, eight, and nine finger loads in th<tm.
You cannot see my glory. :arms corning in, or going out To this the Upon this. the gentleman who spoke to the
0 glory, &c.
;Sheriff agreed, eed deputized one of the citi- 'priest at the altar, mentioned the conversation
3 "Repent, and give him now your heart, zens, who in a member of the committee, to ;to Mr.' Win; 11. Bunn, who denied that his
He is the Lord of Glory, choose the men. The subscribers were clans- brother hadsseid- any such thing; he brought
Confess his 113T1le, secure a part, len, and headed by the Sheriff, who requested Iris brothertothevitat to confront the gentie-
When he shall come in glory,
0 glory, &c. 'Alderman 11,IcKieley to accompany the eom- man, tend he also denied with regard to the
:mince, we enterer', the house. We bad hard- turns and animunitiore, anstaraiii t.ht. it-he misun-
4 Now is your time—no more delay, ly arrived within the walls, whenehe Sheriff derstood the gOestions, or had been tniatinietk,
Pc: soon he'll come in glory ;
When shut Rilliout, in vain you'll pray— ,.enrolled
enroiled us as his posse, am) info/le us that stood himself.. We had Leen in every'part"Of
You've lost all hope of glory. , we should have to remain on duty all night, the house;:und ItOwl'ottr.: search was 'ended.
0 glory, &c. land protect the church. We objected to Elsie Wire fo>5rtd .I.Witttigket,S, including those stacked
5 0 do not madly slight his grace, :view of the case, and stated the object fin- in the root* and those in -the hands of the &ten
And lose the crown of glory ; i'which it wes undorstocd we had been appoint- nine pistols, • two••smt.rtfre, seven single frarrei,
Buz now, before you leisve this place, :NI; he then demurred, and stated Mat was and two double barrel guns, three pikes Or
resin the race for glory. !illegal for us to search the premises, that there -bayonets fixed iott 'pieces of wood; similar to
0 glory, Ste. ,was danger in it, but if it were deferred until brush.: ha ndlea. • • •Thter were all taken 'be- the
Awake ! awake ! the Judge is near, rriorning, he would make the search with us. police • to the Ombrnissioner's Hall, together
Prepare, prepare for glory ; lThis would not he listened to by the commit- with the keg of gunromier and chrtridges, and
If sleeping when he shall appear, 'tee, as it would leave us at the mercy of per- hal! and buck shot, at about two &Clock tin
You cannot bear his glory.
0 glory ! 0 glory ? sons who /night be in the church, we all being 1Sn urday morning, the City Guards,heing then
There 's power in Jesus' dying love lunarmed; the priest told us to have confidence lin the church 'mdse. ecnneand of Capt. Hill,
To bring you home to glory. in the Sheritf, and in him, and he would assure !having just arrived." After having finished the
:us there was no danger in waiting until 11MM- search, Vim. I-1. Dunn made aneaddress to
•mg. • 'such of the committee as were preient,in which
The Deceitfulness of Papacy. I The committee concluded to parley no long- he stated that for feareany wrong irneressions
We find the following document in a er, and started upon the search. The .first 'might go abroad against the Sheriff, himself
!door we opened, revealed to us two able bodi- .and his brother, he would say that he told the
Philadelphia paper. It shows us the falsehood)led Irishmen, with fixed bayonets and loaded iSherilf the number of men and arms that. were
and duplicity of the Papists in such vivid col- muskets. These men were disarmed, and on in the church, end would say further, that they
ors, and also throws such light on the late :opening the door at which they stood sentry, had been on the premises since ihe . eighth Or
out-break in Philadelphia, that we give it en. we saw twenty-seven muskets stacked along the tenth of Jury, having been obtained brittf,'Or*
room. Placing out of our number, a guard der trom Gov. Porter, and that he, William Fl.
tire to our readers.
over these wren and muskets, we protecteled Dines, held a commission from Genera/ Hub-
To i-iii Pt-elec.—Feeling called upon by a on the search, and in our way found eight oth- bell, constituting him k Captain of a• company
weise of duty to our fellow citizens of the City er men armed as above. Arriving in the room of men to defend the church. He also
liad County of Philadelphia, we, the undersign- in which the religious services were held, one said that in the evening of the Fourth of July,
ed, would beg leave to snake a statement of a of the committee brought the priest in front of he had one hundred and filly men in the house
few simple and unvarnished facts, calculated l the altar, and thus addressed him: I ask ion drilling them. The Sheriff seid he knew of the
to throw light upon the recent breach of the Iupon your sacred word, us a man and Chris- arms being in the church, buying been told by
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the priest and Mr. Wm. Dium,and subsequent-''through this region, and the wonder is, that 'now, aro in no better state than they
ly the priest said that he had received, on thelkhere are so many tiring souls at the present were in the time of` the first advent. We know
Fourth of July, ii letter stating that the church! time. Faithfill lahmera are needed here very that they then had forsaken the sure word of
would be tired on the 4th, istle or 12th of July !!much. I Prophecy, and taught instead fer doctrines the
—hence the necessity of arining the building. ii 0! what wretched wrek the unfaithful ser- commandments of men, even the tradition of the
The names of the persons hound in the churel0 wants are maltina—draaeing souls down to Elders. So when the Savior came, he did not an-
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with Priest Dunn, •have been handed over to perdition. 'Well, 1 do rejoice that time is short. swer their proud secular expectations, and they
the proper authorities. These men the Sheriff When I look upon the ministry, and see the rejected him,and those persons who were willing
said should . he reached by law, if any law course they are pursuing, the injury they arc to take him for the promised Messiah were
could reach them; they were discharged, and doing, I can but exclaim, " Come, Lord Jesus, cast out, and became a sect who were every
are not. yet arrested! - This we conceive to be collie quickly." \V Ion I cast my eye over the were spoken against.
4 fair statement of the ciretunatancee connect- .world, and see it tilled with violence--" evil In University alter University on the Conti-
ed with the ehurelrwe believe nothing is know-il menand seducers waxing worse and worse,de- ncnt of Europe, Professors of Theology have
I' •
ingly withheld, or too glowingly portrayed; we !ceiving and being deceived "--W hen I see the. gone over to at proud ratiotadism, having for.
leave it in our fellow citizens to draw their' truth fall powerless upon the sinner's ear, and 'silken the child-like faith of Jesus. in this
own conclusions. And though all of us cannot ilall with one accord reject the truth, trample 'country a large and respectable body of min-
(on account of being separated on duty sta-l!the pearl of salvation under their unhallowed ' ;isters aro following in the footsteps of their
tioned at different points,) testify to the saint' feet, and then turn and rend the messengers of 'learned Transatlantic brethren, and of course
thinga, yet the statements of each, taken in thOsalvatien, with anguish of soul 1 cry out, with such preachers the world is pleased. In
nggregate„will fully sustain this report. l!" Come, Lord Jepits, come (pica]." %Viten 1 a good measure, the offence of the cross has
sidopfrd in Carman ee , Jztly 111h , 1844. rlook around and see the " perils " that the dear ceased. It has become popular to join the
!saints of God are in—the desperate effort that church; therefore the church has increased in
John W. Smith Wright Ardis
is made to shake their faith, and draw them numbers. But alas ! where is its spirituality?
Jacob F. 'Vanderslice° John Farei
iback to the world—the many snares that arc Spiritually minded professors are like angels
John M. Dutton F. S. Johnson
I spread for their feet—and when I see one fall- visits, few and far between, and so we see the
David W. Moore • Thos, ‘. R -
Jas. ra. M. memi,o ,,,ling on the right hand and another on the left-- ,reason why the' doctrine of the advent near is
John Baxter
. Fran. B. Lonemirjel with earnest cries and tears, I pray—" Come, :Ro distressing and disturbing to many profes.
David 'POT d et
James Bonier ii Lord Jesus, come quickly." I pray God to pre-lsors. We see also the reason why those, who
Francis S. Bready
S4 1M • Slf i .
, Ilserve us blameless unto his coating. b to take God at his word, and are
' are willing=
.i .; 1.
1 ours in the faith of SOOIL seeing the King expecting daily to see hitil, are cast off as
7;
NVilliam Copeland Reuben Stewart. heretics, ignorant, unwary, a disgrace to the
beauty Leosane KIMBALL.
Haviner.., headed this Committee by request of'; a's y
.1,1,eir.ic isLANo, :3TANsTEAn, L. C. July 30,1844.1; Christian community. Certainly these things
the Sheriff, I subscribe to the foregoing report. ' i'' ought not so to be. But fear not, little flock,
N. Mc Kinky, Alderman. 1 see what the Lord says, by Isaiah lxvi. v.
LETTER FROM BROTIIER Wear. BOUTON.
LETTER FROM Bito. L. K IMBALL. BROTITF.R Il IMES :—In this vicinity the ad- When I think of these things, I cannot help
DEAR Bit. 11 IMES :—Since I last saw you,' vent bret h ren are few in number, but strong exclaiming, if the Lord should come now as I
I have been.travelling through the north part ., in the faith. It is about 2 years since my situ- expect, would he find faith on the earth? Yes,
of Vermont, have now entered the province oftion was called to this subjects I now feel fully I hope, I believe there are some who are keep.
L. C., and am on my-tyay to Waterloo. There persuaded that we are now living in that age mg their garments, who are witching, who are
has 'been a great declension all through this re- of the world i n w hich, it is „„ i. privil ege as well now being kept from the hour of temptation
;ion, since the sweeping revivals that were cri- !as our duty to be looking daily for that blessed which has come upon all the world, to try them
toyed one year and a halt' and two years ago. ;Plops: and the glorious appearing of the great that dwell upon the earth. These last days
Many who started and run well for a while andid Goa and our Savior :Jesus Christ. Even so, are perilous days indeed to the soul. God
bid fair for the kingdom, have Wien and made come Lord .Jesus. Last (*all we were visited grant, dear brother, that we may be found
shipwreck of their Faith. Over such I can but, by brother Brewer and wife, and he gave us among that blessed and holy number who have
weep. But one thing is worthy 0r- note; with lecture's on the advent near. Some I trust a part in the first resurrection. Yours in the
the most diligent inquiry, I have not been able ;have searched the sculptures to see it' 'theae • blessed hope... $rV J L IA AM BO UTON.

to. learn of a single individual,who searched the,' things were so. Others appeared convinced, , Fairfield, (,t.
scriptures for themselves, and were able, from .but I feared against their wills. No one has LETTER. FROM SisTER S. MURR1g.
the word of God, to give a reason of the hope 'attempted to gainsay or disprove these things; Dean Bitomen 11 tunes :—Though a strap.
that was in them, that has turned from the li yet many show a disposition to quibble at the . ger to you in the flesleyet I trust not - so in that
faith. Such grow stronger and stronger. Such,' faul ts, or rather the infirmities of those who .blessed .spirit which unites the hearts of all
as have turned back, have rested their faith en ,pt ddish and believe the advent near. But this ;Atte little flock, and binds them in one to-
eiremnslautial evidence, and their f-ouneat-"hil
d i is no new way for Wee nature to ward off 'gaiter in Christ our Lord and Savior. I
has failed them. Again, not only are Advent4Ilan unwelcome truth; there were persons in 'would just say, to the praise of God, that we
ists growing stronger in faith, but They arch our Savior's day, who though they coital swat- are still waiting for, and loving the appearing
seeking to know and do the whole will ofGod. 1 1ow camels and devour widows houses, yet at (,1*.j„„s; we have no desire for looking back,
The fruit of this, is obedience to all his coin-' other times would strain at gnats. i tnudi less of going back, but are giving heed
mandments. The ordinances must be attended I have of late made an ct)iwt to call the at- :to the blessed words of our Savior,—no man
to. Not only the Lord's supper, but baptism tention of my brethren and neigbors to the fact I having put his hand to the plough and looking
also. Adventists are Bible christiane—hence, that all the leading prophetic periods of Dan- back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
those of them that have not been baptized, arc iel an d J ohn , which point to the end when
Oh, glorious hope, Oh, blest abode,
following their Savior into the watery grave— time shall be no longer, do actually expire 1 long to be there and like my God.
being " buried in the likeness of his imrial,and about this age of the world; and also that all
As a family, we have been constant readers
raised in the likeness of his resurrection." God the events spoken off in scripture, which were
has taken this work in hand, and it goes for-'t o precede the coming of our Lord, have taken of the Herald, for more than two years past,
. we cannot do without it now in this last
ward. July 14th, I preached at Waterbury place so therefore we should he looking for and
Vt. and baptized ono. 21st at the saute place, t h at glorious appeari ng il', the 3101/t event. I-ea , trying hour, or little while. It has been an
baptized four. (23d at Barre, baptized seven. it is manifeat that I appeared as one that mock- `angel r
of mercy to our longing souls. I firmly
believe that Jesus is at the. door, and will soon,
Thus God's truth is prevailing, and a people is eel, even as Lot did when he said to his sons-
being made ready ter the speedy coming of the; in-law 44, 4,, go ymi nut a this city, for the very soon gather the saints to himself', and he
Lord. i that is filthy will be filthy still, and he that is
. r Lord will eestroy it." holy will he holy still. 1 would say to my dear
My faith is stroneer, if possible, than ever, ; It is painful, distressingly so, to see persons
Advent brethren and sisters abroad, whale).
that we shall very soon see the King in his! who are so capable in deseernmg the face of
beauty. 0 how important that we have ours th e sky, so awfully (and 1 tear willingly) blind ever thy hands fund to do, do it will all thy
work donr,and well done—that we he rettdy and to the signs of the times; but the scriptures might, for he that is to come will come, and
will not tarry. And we have need of' patience,
keep ready—for we know not at what hour our must be fulfilled.
that after having done the will of God, we
Lord will come. Some of my neighbors who profess to love
We have just closed our confer ence at this the Lord, have been candid enough to say that might receive the promise. Yours in the Mee,
place. It was a refreshing season to the pen- th e y ,. do net want to hear anything about his sed hope. Sornnost A MURRAY.
Epping, N. H., July 2.8th, 1844.
pie of God. At the elo4e, we commemorated petatona l conning." They even " hate to hear the
the sufferings of our Lord. It was thought word ad vent ment ioned . ), Th e a d vent doct ri ne, BRANDON VT. Brother S. Spooner writes a.,
there Were upwards of two hundred COMM ili- Bfly they, " is a had doctrine, because it dis- " I know of no one in this vicinity who is
cants, most, if not all, are looking for the treks people, and undies them feel uneasy." giving up their faith in the coming of Christ at
speedy return ()film "nobleman." 1 I fear that a large proportion of professors hand. We may certaitkIrknow that the ad.
They have had a little advent preaching all
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vela is the next great event to. transpire, as 1 Providence permiting, I expect to hold a meet- It appears that in 1834, some officers in the
',relig ht to view in Nebuchadnezzar's vision : ing at Leroy, Jetlerecin County, commencieg service of the East India Company discovered
in- we have the assurance that the dream, is the first day of August, should time continue. on the Coast of Hadrarnaut, a province of
ccriain and the interpretation //tercet is sure. I Yours truly, D. B. Wvarr. Arabia Felix, some inscriptions in an unknown
eau see no other way than to watch and pray Moira, July .5th, 18.11 language,cut partly iu the ruins of an old city,
always, that we may he accounted worthy to . ____ . _ ...._.______________ and partly in the solid rock. Copies of one of
esear all these things that shall come to pass,Lerrea . anon 13no..I. S. Witere, these were subthitted to the Gerthan philolo-
mid to stand belhre the Son of Mau." • . gists, but the characters baffled their learning,
e . ...............a..._ .... • 1- °. 13 mss.—The foli("vin a- lines cut from and their meaning might have remained a mys-
Tule CAIJSE IN THE NOltrli OF NEW YORK. a paper, the name of which I could not learn, tery, had not accident furnished a key to the •
were handed lee a ft.! W days since, by sister - puzzle.. The Rev. C. Froster, of Enaland, a
Ain. EDiroit :—..1 brief sketch of the state
of the cause of our blessed Redeemer in this Hibeca ' ' Holmes, ' of Kingston, Mass. with ,a well known oriental scholar, while scorching
lesire that . they • 'inieht
r". ..'be inserted
• in the Her- for the materials of a treatise on Arabian
part of tine state of New. York, "nay peehaps.i` i'd..
Ire interesting to your renders, especially those ; a ,. . •Geography, in a very rare tract on Arabian
' Sister Holmes; has' for several Years been ;• found a title and monument which in-
who love the Saeinr and his appearing. In
entirely blind; that is, so far as her natural;:stantly struck him, &bin the length of•the two
the counties of Franklin,. St. Lawrence and I
aele„.seti, the ceisma of my. present field a leYe3 are enneerned. 11.'" many Yea rs sneit She it documents and the identity of geogreohicel
,took that interest in divine tenth, .and esoryed;:position (near Aden on the Coast of tiadra-
labor, there are many, who, having a scriptu-
ralform of godliness, believe . in its primitive .;that degree of the presence of her Savior, • maut,) as an- Arabic•version of the undecy-
;which are common to .all• faithful and devoted pherable 'inscription, of which he had seen a
r
power , and are " ejoicing With jey unspeaka-
[i servants of God.. About four years since she copy in Wellsted's Travels in Arabia.
We and full of glory.", The doctrine of the .
I was reminded of the great event,---the Second Awakened to new hopes by this discovery,
second corning of Christ has produced the re-
propncis and also to, Advent of our Savior, which is. so. prominent Mr. Forster prosecuted his researches, and
sult foreseen by ancient
math'. !thr ough all the Bible, and towards which all succeeded in decypheeing the record which had
Cluist
• himself, Dan. xii. 10; Elul. iv. 5,6;
"? :3. In this section revelation points. And being told that there stood the ravages and mutations of 3500 years;
xxv. 13, '7; 1 John iii. '!‘
,was evidence that his coming was nigh,. her' and which takes us back to the age of Jacob
thanks be to Cllodenany of all ranks, conditions
mind was quickened to the investigation of the and Joseph, and within five hundred years of
and ages, have turned from sin unto holiness,:
,rhe !f-tdvent nigh. She_ did not have to' settle the the flood ! In this record are restored to thd
and from the peer of Satan unto God.„
self-deceived • and the hypocrite have been 'point, whether her Savior would ever come, or world its oldeet characters and language, while
iwhether,she loved his appearing. The point to it also contains a full ead clear !declaration of
a roused to a sure and speedy preparation ler .
,' be settled was;is there proof of what every per- the great central truth of the gospel---" He
the scenes of eternity. Truth and righteous-;
-son who loves the Savior desires,that his coating, preached to them Jesus and the Resurrection.'!
ne:zs are victorious, and must ultimately pre-;
not .death —is She at .once commenced
veil. Holititess of heart and life is the motto,' There were three inscriptione relating to the
'examining the subject prayerfully, through the
and the panting 'desire of many a pious heart. I'sense of hearing, . and soon found evidence to histofy of the tribe of Ad, the descendents of
Nor do they seek in vain. Some who have de-
ivied the doctrine of sanctification, us unscrip- !believe that her Redeemer, " the Lord Oa! Shera, the principal of which' is Iranslated es
'Hosts, would soon reign on the throne ofi!aallows- ,e__
turd, now are living witnesses of the faithful- ' .
David , in .Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and 1
n ess of God, not only "ao forgive us our sins, bethee his ancients gloriously." She has deco- We dwelt, living long luxuriously, in the zens
but to cleanse us frein all unrighttousness." need her time strenth g and all to the Advent anas of this spacious mansion : our condition
At Our recent eampmeeting. in Moira, oira, sever- exempt from misfortune and adversity. Rolls
cause; and s, till remains in a strung and settled
al ehund full redemption in the blood of the ed in through-ous.-channel.
belief that she shall soon see •lum whom her
3 'soulloves. The sentiments contained in the The sea, swelling against our ce-tle-with•angry
God. is preparing iris own elect fhr the Mar- surge; our fouintuns--flowed with murmuring
lines, with the exception of their application to
rinee Supper of the Lamb. One circumstance: kill, above •..
this world, ate so expressive of some of lien
wtothy of remark is the tact, so far as my oh- ;
1 it wntIld . be a grati fi cation Tile , lofty palms : whose keepers planted dry
servetion extends, That the line of distinction vle,ws and f.edi,"' dates in our valley date-groundse they sow-
between the righteous and the wicked is rap- ,them to her, and [wimps, to some others, to have.
ed the arid rice.
idly widening.. The faithful are wadtng through I : inserteddin the Heyald. J. S. WHITE. '
•NORTII ATTLERoa0, August 8th, 184.1. We bunted the young reountain-goats and the
the deep waters. ofeatiiiction with renewed and veung bafeS, with gins and snares; heguil-
vigorous exei lion; while the thrinal and luke- it EMT. • . ing, we drew forth the fishes.
warm, the indolent and time-serving are borne To the " Mileelions ry. a Blind Man," that the world We walked with slow, aeood gait, in needle-
bac•kward .on the mighty. billows .of fashn io, z's dark to him.
worked, many-colored ' silk vestments, in
popularity, persecution, and the proscription Celli! not dark. Thy mental 'sense whole silks, in grass-green chequered robes.
of these last days. How clearly is the pro_ l• ccs light and beauty all around ;. . Over us presided kings, far removed from
phetic description of the church of the lenli- 'They. come to !bee, we kuow not whence,
At every tuneh, and every sound. baseness, and stern chastisers of reprobate
cean, Rev. hi 14-2.2, tilled up in the present and wicked men: They noted down for us
Thou Inw within thy thoughtful mind
nominal church. All its litteathehle are now Bright glimpses of all glorious things; : according to the doctrine of Heber,
seen, and acted out upon the theatre of human Conceptions, pictured and defined, Good. judgineets, written in books to be kept;
action, speaking in loud and solemn ac.ceots, . That conic and go on spirit-wings. and we vivelainicd our belief in .miracles, in
both to herself and the world, that she is in her the tIESURrECTION, in the return inlo the Dios-
seventh and last age, about to be spewed out The stars those jewels of the sky,
That make the awful night sublime, friis of the breath of life.
untie mouth of Christ, at his coming. 1 could Come sweeping o'er thy mental eye 'Made an inroad 'robbers, and would do us
nut give you - a better deecription ofthe genet.: Like visions from some brighter clime. violence; we rode •forth, we and our gener-
al, nominal chureh• in my. ,judgment time is And co:ors—those mysterious charms ous youth, with stiff' and sharp-pointed
here given for our admonition. The eye of Thet rube tire leaves and veil the flowers, spears; rushing onward.
inspirinion'was evidently fixed upon the pre's- . W Lo lc iniws hut thy writpt spirit swarms
Proud champieuaof oat families and wives;
eat pel ind, when the melanchelly victim: was '•With dreams of these as bright as ours ?
fighting valiently, upon coursers with long
drawn so true en life. - And yet the church, Call it not dark, this lair rich world; necks, dun-colored, iron-gray, and bright-
hi onsconsciouss . for it is said, knowest not I Monett shrouded from thy mortal gaze, • • bay. . . :
that thou art blind,—I ccniirsel thee t o .h uy a "The flag of iicauty " is unfurled '
Within thy soul's respleinlent rays. With our swords still wounding and pierciog
,„„ eve _shlee,..L-Is it possible ! It is thO testi-
The light of Truth is in thy,heart-- our adversaries, until cherging home, we
nese, et many in this section, that lukewarin-'1 And Lore glows ever brightly there— conquered and crushed this refuse of man-
lees steals over their soulsehey know net hew, White these ate thine, witere'er thou Rrt, kind.
nor when.. Others say, that. they have no pow- This World. must stilt he bright and fair. S.
er to arise, when partially awakened. Some On the subject of these inscriptions, Mr.
---- • Forster, in his dedication of his book to the
awake, and try to disellaige their' duty, but A Voice from the Patriarchs.
with little • power or 'eneegy. The spirit of Archbishop of Canterbury, thus remarks:—
others arises, and Making a. feW desperate ef- DECITIIERINC 01.` AN INsCRIPTION 3509 YEARS "What Job, (who, living in . the opposite
fees, falls back' again to . slumber. - 0 how °en. quarter of Arabia, among the, sands of the
rare;,} Opiates are used tee - sin and Satan to The Commercial Advertiser, through the great Northern desert, had no lasting material
ki ep the church and world' slumbering, till the kindness of Ilishep Doane, has been put in pos- within reach on which to perpetuate his
seven thunders of the last great Jay shall sessien of sonic' infinination relative to an in- thoughts,) so earnestly desired, stands here
Breese them, and mercy gone forever, [ at- script ion on a rock in ..Arabia Felix, of the realized. " Oh that my words were now.
tend is meeting on tire - camp-ground and ad- highest interest to the antiquarian and the written ! Oh that they were printed in a book!
minister the ordinance of baptism next Sabbath Christian. That [like the kindred creed of the lost tribe.
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ref Aell they were .nrarrn. with on iron inn, nndr There were a goodly number of lecturers on the
1:-ad, the 'rock furore " 11.(H* 1111110 is nt+ r+, ilcportcr. ground, animated with the same zeal with which
better and hrighter revelation than theirs. they heretofore came up to fight the battles of the
For I know that my Redeemer heeds, and that I "THE LoRD lit AT HAND." Lord ; and the solemn attention of the vast con-
, i
---=. gregation witnessed anew that this glorious theme
lie shall stand at the latter tiny upon the eart h ; : •.:......7.• ....• . •. - .. ..r..... ..... . ,..-...:.:.: ...: .-:.,...-....=:::::::...
and though, Idler my shin worms destroy this ,1 3301-Pro1T, AUGIIST 21, 1014. is not yet exhausted, and has lost none of its
body, yet in the (leek shall I see God; whom IL__ . . _ ___. ______ ____
thrilling interest. It will be in vain in our limited
shall see for myself, nod mine eves shall he- ! ' Mik•,sion to Europe.
I space to give a sketch of the various discourses.
hold, rind not another."
" Litt it is th,t the antiquity of these mann- We propose, if. tinie be prolonged, too to Eng,- It is sufficient to say that they drew forth and pre-
rents, however high, to ins h constitutes their ; la pel the middle of October next. Jiro. hitch and settled from the treasury of the scriptures, things
value; it is the precious central truths of re- llutehinson will accompany us. We hold our first both new and old. Brother Snow remarked with
vealed religion which they record, and is hich 0-inference in, London, the first week in November. great energy on the time, and displayed much re-
hey have handed dow n from the first ages of At this meeting, arrangements will be made for search in his presentation of the evidence which,
the poet-diltivinn world, that raise them above future operations in that kito.dom, and in other in his view, points to the tenth day of the seventh
all price. Viewed in this respect, they strike portions of the world, as Gud shall give us time month of the Jewish sacred year, as the day of the
at the very root of scepticism, and leave nut and opportunity. Lord's Advent. While there is much evidence ,at
sven Ins own hollow ground lamenth the feet
We intend to bring before the groaning popula- seems to cluster around that point of time, so that
of the unlyeliever. Yoe, if what the infidel
tion of Europe, a hope of deliverance—a " blessed we should be then watching if it should not come be-
vainly would bring into question, as originating
with Christianity, stands here, registered as 'hope," a cheering prospect of a land of heavenly fore, yet in view of our Savior's assurance, that we
the primeval faith of mankind, there is an end rest. A rest and blessedness found only in the know not " the day or the hour," or as some read
at once to the idle sophistry of unbelief." kingdom of God,— in the New Heaven, and New it, no man " maketh it known," we should hesitate
" The inscription on the rock of Hist' Ghorab, Earth, that is speedily to be revealed by the Second before we should feel authorized to attempt to
a contemporary witness orthe faith of the most iglorious. Advent of Jesus Christ. " make known" the very day, lest if it should previ-
ancient of the old Arabians, changes the state if time be continued a few months, we shall send ously come some might, thereby be overtaken by it,
°C.things, placing beyond the cavils of "ePti" the glut] tidings out in a number of different Ian- " in a day they looked not for it." We would how-
cistn its-elf, at once, the filet and the purity of guaees among Protestant and Catholic nations, ever recommend all to examine the evidence with
their belief in the scriptural doctrine of the '
aong
m which we shall not tUrget BaGylon, in the simple desire to know " what is truth."
ntssuneECTION and presenting to the eye this•
l y. This refreshing season was somewhat disturbed
reat gospel trnth, (to borrow the noble lan-: Ita
and greatly annoyed by a company who came en
ouage of 'Air. Burke,) t covered with the ftwful.i A press shall he established at London, and
hoar of ionumerable ages ' " 'lecturers will go out in every direction, and we the ground with a tent, having no sympathy with
trust the word of the Lord will have a free course the object for which the meeting was called, and in
and he glorified. What we shall accomplish we whose exercises and extravagances the ipeeting
The Pure Testimony. cannot tell. But we wish to do our duty. We had no sympathy. It is altogether too late to palm
The pare t, stinmy, pour'd forth in the spit it, ..ask t!te prayers of our brethren that we may be able off, as the fruits of God's Holy Spirit, the works of
Cuts late a gran two-edged SIN on! ; to fulfill this ministry to the glory of God. tie flesh, which are in all things directly the --•
And hypocrite., now are ino,t surely tormented, I Some have suggested a desire to aid the mission. site. On this occasion, one of the r' wno feei
Because they'ie coodeont•ti by the word. i IC it be or God, we have no doubt ninny will aid it been mngnetized, was brought out by one. who re-
The pure testimony discove:s versed the motions ; and this opened the eyes of
by their prayers and contributions. Those who
While nit ied professors make light of the erns ; 16 , the meeting to the true nature of the awful delu-
11 to assist, car. send their contributioos to J. V.
And Babylon trembles for fear of her loss, 11 iate, 14 Devonshire St., Boston, or 9 Spruce St., sion with which they are afflicted. The opportu-
I,• New York. (Jr to J. Litch, 41 Arcade, Philadel- nity of such an exposure, may be the means of re
Is not the time come for the church to be gather'd roil Pa. Or Piro. Hutchinson, who will attend the dering their presence a good, as others will t:serehy
Into the one spirit of Get!? li Camponeetings in IN. H. and Mass. avoid the rock un which they split. Wish this ex,
Baptiz'd by one Spirit into the one body, !i Nothing has been raised for the Mission as yet. posure, the meeting moved on harmoniously, atoi
rlt will la, seen that the plan will require consider-
Partaking of Christ's pieeious blood
' ab!e means, it God give U3 time to perfect it. Our proved indeed a feast to many souls, a season re"
They drink in one spirit, which tirtkes :hem all see 1: trust and faith is in God. And here we leave the refreshing to the weary pilgrims who are looking
They're one in Christ Jesus, wherever they he, ;!niattil, knowing God will direct in all that is for for a better country, even an heavenly.
The Jew and the Gentile, the boat lint] I lie 1.1'1. C. II k glory, and the salvation of men.
1 J. V. HotEs.
Then blow ye the trumpet in pure testimony,
Watch ye therefore!!
li CLEAVELAND, 0., Aug. 10th, 1841.
At no time since the commencement of :he pro-
And let the world hear it again ; 1
il ''''' The Exeter Campmeeting. mulgation of the doctrine of the Advent, nor indeed
0 come ye from Babylon, Egypt and Sodom,
• !I This convocation of saints commenced on Mon- since the first preaching of the Gospel, has the
And make y tic way over the plain ;
And gird on your arinor,)e saints of the Lord, day, the 12t11 inst, and continued till Saturday noon. above admonition been more irnperitive, or of more
For Christ Elul!! direct yon by his living word? i. We. were much gratified to witness so large a eon- practical necessity than at the present momect.
The pure testimony will cut like a sit ord. i.gregation pre-cut, even in the fore-part of the meet- titre are living in a period of time when the vis-
nig. There were nearly twenty tents on the en. ion to our limited view appears to tarry; anC: sslien
The great prince of darkness is must his forees,'',anipment, from di&rent and distant places, from too many are disposed to slumber on their v...'eh:
To make you his pris'ners again, Ode el'A, the west, the north and the south. They it is therefore a period of awful moment, period
y clatt'lies, reproaches, and vi!e persecution, leatne down front the hills of New Hampshire, and! on which is suspended the destiny of the world.
That you in his cause may remain ; !!up from the dales of Massachusetts, and out from! In view of this time of suspense, our Savior has
But shun his temptations, when:vet they lay, the forests of Maine, to examine anew the scriptu- left on record repeated injunctions that we Ive
And fear not his servants, whites er they say ;
rn I evidences of our faith, to listen to expositions of found wakeful and watching, ever ready* for his
The pure testimony will give you the day. Iiv i r.c trudeto the exhortations: of those who should coming and kingdom, and which it is our duty to
Le moved to comf.ort one another with the words of study and observe. There seems however to be an
he world will not persecute those a ha arc like them,
,lUe coining- of the. Lord, and to pray for the (.OW41- impression gone forth, that during the tarrying
But hold them the same as their own ;
!; tation of Zion . The leethren and sisters carne to- the vision, all, as matter of course, are expected to
The pore testimony erica tip, separation,
goner with one heart and one soul ; arid were slumber, at least if they do not actually sleep : sad
And calk on your lives to lay down.
again refreshed on that consecrated spot, where consequently many are laying to their souls the
Come out front their spirit and practices too,
nearly a year since we were before refit-lied with flattering unction that they must necessarily slum,
The track of the Savior keep still in your view,
:a siwilar season of assembling together. This her, and that such slumbering is consequently ex-
the pure testimony will cut the way throu0i.
:meeting has been an additional evidence, that those cusable.
who fire familiar with the scriptural testimony on But this is a great error, and in direct oppositior
battle is coming between the two kingdoms,
The armies will gather anon ; the nearness of the Advent, have no idea of relin• to the teachings, the admonitions and exhortations
The pure testimony and vile persecution ynshing that evidence. They are mustly out of an of our Savior. Math. xxiv. 41,46. " Therefore be
Will come to close battle ere lung ; unbelieving church, and wish fur no place to ye also ready : fur in such an hour as ye think cut,
Then wash all your robes in the blood of the Lamb, " Inch they may return. They were all strong in the Son of man cometh. Blessed is that servant,
And walk in the Spirit, as Jesus has done ; the frith of the coming of their Lord ; and look up. whom his lord, when he conieth, shall find so do-
In pure testimony you will overcome, on a backward step as on the road to perdition. ing." Mark xiii. 33, 36, 37. " Take ye heed, -.:atch
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4r,
, .
and pray : fur ye know not when the time is. Lesti; lion with the hypocries . there shall be weeping•!leard has proneised,in either the 8th or 9th chapters .
coming suddenly, he hind you sleeping. And what and gnashing of teeth." Ale°, in Mark xiii. 35-37,1°1 Daniel, that he win conic at the end of those
1,.,. _, , .
I say unto you, I say unto all, Watch.' Luke xii. I "Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the :41ay... What (eabriel did premise to make Daniel
35--41. " Let your loins be girded about, and your' mastermaster of the house coined), at even, or at midi know, was, " what shall be," or tithe place," in the
lights burning; and ye yourselves like unto men !night, or at the cuck.crowing, or in the morning : last cud 01 THE indignation." And I rift what did
that wait for their lord, when he %vitt return from 'lest coining suddenly, lie find you sleeping. And • he. tell him r Alter deecribing the horn
•which waxed exceeding great, he said, '• he shall be
the wedding ; den when he content and knocked), what I say auto you, I say unto all, Watch." And
beggar without hand." "again, when in chapter 9th
they may open unto him immediately. L'lessed in Luke xxi. 34 he adds, " And Take heed to your- he undertook to explain the vision, lie clueed by
arc those servants, whom the Lord when he cometh selves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged saying, that &tanned shall be poured upon the
shill find watching : veiny 1 say unto you, that lie with surfeiting and drunkenness, and cares or this DESSOGATOR."
The project of all Italy to forsake the existing
shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to life, and so that day coeie upon you unawares."— gaveraments, and sot up a new one in
their place,
mat, and will come forth and serve them. And it .i From these texts we learn that the wise will not SU as to let the old ouee dne,wtthnout touching them,
he Awl! come la the second watch, or come in the! sleep, as do others, and that to be overtaken una- seems as near breaking the Roman douiinioa
third watch, and hind them so, blessed are those, wares, or as a thief, is dangerous in the extreme. " witho.it hand," as any thing 1 can think of. I
•
servants. • And this know, that if the good man 01 Notwithstanding These repeated injunctions, we believe It Is tire foretold evert.
7, 1 cannot 'Kneen:the see " the very best of reasons;'
the house had known what hour the thief would find those evho do not hesitate to proclaim that the why the inietetry ut Christ began in the tall, if
more, lie would have watched, and nut have suffer- Lord cannot conic yet, and even some who profess John let and 2d chapters ere eel rect.
ed his house to be broken through. Be ye there- to be Adventists thus teach. But let us not be de- 8. Ner do 1 see the authority for saying so very
fore ready also; for the Sun of titan content at an ceived. Watch ye therefore, last cornice. suddenly positively, h The Bishop of Rome did nut receive
the letter of Justinian cobentututing him. the head
hour when ye think not. Then Peter said unto he find you sleeping. of all the holy churches. till A. D. 539," 1 Inver'
him, Lord, speakest thou tints parable unto us, or saw until recently, one dissenting hint, from the
even to all? And the Lord said, Who then is that THE GREATEST EV11..—The Philadelphia "Chris- universal statenient ot all historians on the subject,
faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall ,tian lleposiuny," speaking of the evils of the Ad- that he did receive that letter so early in 533, that
in another l: tree Justinian wrote to tine Bishop of
make ruler over his household, to give them their vent doctrine, says, that, h Perhaps one of its worst Coastantinople, Marea
5:ai, he conleseed he
portion of meat in due season ? Blessed is that tendencies has been to deter a vast number of d had written his letter to the Biediup of Rome. And
servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find thinking minds from studying tine prophetic Scrip- in March 531% the bishop of Rome answered the
so doing. Of a truth 1 say unto you, That he will tures." letter cflustiman. I never before ilaubted or saw
make him ruler over all that he bath." xxi. There may have been instances of persons who cause to daubt these dates. I do not now see the
"And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your have been intimidated from searching the vrophe- evideaca, except aseertiea, that he did uut receive
that letter tiatil 539.
hearts be overhlarged with surfeiting and drunk- cies by the jeer of being called Blinerites; but 9. 1 (!t) not believe the 1260 years and the 1290
enness, and cares of this life, and so that day came while very tew, who would be this eethniaateth ended together. The 1200, it is clear, ended in
upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come would examine tine prophecies to any profit under 1793, vehera they wok away the Pope's dominion.
But is. does not appear that itse 1291' years did end
on all them that dwell on the face of the earth. any eiructnstances; multitudes, who otherwise, in there; because they had, tile resurrection of the
Watch ye thereture, and pray always, that ye may all human probability, would never have turned
just would have taken piece in 1843. I do nag
be accounted worthy to escape all these things that their attention to the prophetic Scriptures, have had know, I confess, where the 1290 either began'Or
shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of their minds turned to the oaf)! of that peetion of ended. It may be, the 1335 days end in the 7th
month, bat tine evideuce is entirely wanting, at
men." lf these repeated and emphatic admonitions od's word, and thereby have [teen made wise unto least to ,u mind
are not meaningless, none can innocently sleep, or salvation. Where one has been intimidated from •a, oriieveYVie, are' AC. tarrying time, and that
searching the word, thousands have bad their alien-our • oh!, safety is, to watch. idy heart cries out,
even slumber during this period, when they shuuld
he continually riehing in their ears. It is howev- don called to it. If this "has been one elks worst e even Se, come Lord Jesus, aunt come quickly."
But het that (Jay and hour, I can only wait and
er claimed from the parable, of our Savior in the tendencies," we have cause to praise God, that wateh tn. it coeres. Yours in hope.
e
25th of ;Janin that while the Bridegroom tarries, amid •all the good which has resulted from the
J. LITCH. <
they win qui, both wise and foolish, slumber and proclamation of " this blessed hope," so little evil
sleep. It would seem, however, that if any would has resulted from it. P. rophetio
consider the subject of our Savior's remarks, they EXTRACTS FROM DLUBLIZ'S s'i:MBOLICAL
would be convinced that his object was not to con-
The Seventh Month. D.
vince his disciples of the certainty of their sleeping 1 BY BRO. DE hTII is the destruction of the subject spoken
during the tarrying of the Bridegroom, as it was to DtAR Buo. P eisn.--aWillJ.you permit me through of according to the nature thereuf, evvu though it
',ITO!.
the Herald to say a few words in reference to the have no natural Le; that in such ajostruaer that
put them upon their watch, so that they be not .2300 days of Baniel viii. 14, and the seventh it cannot any inure act as such. So in R.oer. vii.
found thus slumbering; and though all will slum- mouth, of which su much is now said. I do not 8, " without the law sin is dead: " e. addatitie
the law dual not exert its power.. And on the
ber then, it is a questturt whether all here include wish to be understood as saving the Lord will nut
other lehra, as it is said there, ver. 9, " Sin revived,
the wise and the foolish, or the foolish only wno come in the seventh month; for I hope he will. and [died;" that is, sin strength to act, and I
But want to say that I cannot sc.,e,fer the life of me,
wad as a matter of course then sleep. To includes , how our dear brethren make it out so much tohheir lust my power to resist: 1 was not the same mere
the wise, would he to r e nder meaningless the ad-Iowa satiefaction, that the 2300 days en:l ie that as before; sin destroyed my power. So of a na-
monition of our Savior, which were given for the I month. den, Ames ii. 2, " Moab shall die with tumult;'!
1. My first difficulty why I cannot see it, is, that the meaning being, that the king and government
express purpose of guarding his children front such
so tar as we have any evidence as to the time of the:eof shall lose their power, and the nation be
a state ut stupor. The apostle also assures us, 1 the year when the commandment went thrill to re- brought into subjection and slavery.
Thcss. v. 4—S. Ye brethren are not in dark- 'store and build Jerusalem, it was in the firm And so in Heb. iv. 12, pick or alive, sigifies ac-
Leas, that that day should over take you as a thief. • eanula And it the day Ezra started from Babylon, tive or powerful : the word powidful being joined
Ve are all the candren ()flight, and the children of under the decree, be the dine, it was thefiest day 01 to 'Lt to strew the meaning.
the /first mouth. We have no nearer date—and if DOGS are put among unclean animals in the
the day : we are not of the night,
n or of darkness.
we depart front that we are left to wild conjecture Museical Law.
Therefore let us nut sleep, as do others; but let us as to its date. i• Tire bed properties of dogs are obstinate barking,
watch and he sober. For they that eleeh, sleep in a. I eao test agree with some that Christ began ,Icruel biting, filthiness in lest, insatiable gluttony,
tee eight; and they that he drunken, are &unfree his ministry in the seventh month, and tuns began' vomiting, and returning to. their vomit.ii.S2e2e. PeAalaid a
in the night. But let us, who are of tne day, be I the 7.0th .wee k than illcoll); and that he was me 10, 20. ; Pruv. xxvi. 11; 2 Pet.
' crucified in the exact middle of the week,which was hence the Gentilee, upon the account of the impu-
sober, putting on the breast-plate of faith and love; - tire spring, &c. Because 1 learn from John i. 19, rity. of their lives, and of their being without the
and lin a heluiei,the hope of salvation." Arid, says Ito ii. and end of the chapter, that Christ began his covenant, were called dogs by the Jews, Matthew
our Savior. Rev. iii. 3, " If therefore thou shalt nut , ministry just before the paeeuver: but a few days, xv. 2'i.
In Iea. lvi. LO, the dog is seed as the symbol of
Nemeh ). will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt however, beftne that feast. You can read it for
yourself. diligence and watchfulnesss.
eta know what hour I will comae upon thee." And I if so then the last week of the 70 began in the DOOR is that which closes the Light. .The
ogees he says, Matt. xxiv. 48-51, "And if that evil spring, and must end in the spring. opening of any thing, is said, when it may act suit-
/servant shall say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his 3. The ministry of Christ having begun in the ably to its quality.
(owing, and shall begin to balite his fellow servants, spring, and also ended in the spring, it must have The shutting el any thing is the stopping of its
,coutinued a certain number of full years, whether use. Therefore St. Paul, in I- Cor. xvi. 9, 2 Cor.
eat to eat and drink with the drunken; the Lord of it was three, Ihur, live, six or seven, they were full ii. 12, Col. iv. 3, uses the symbol of a door opened,
that servant shall come in a day when he looked' years—and midst does eta mean exact middle. to signify the, free exercise and propagation of the
i,"t fur him, and in an hour that he is not aware of; ' 4. Among all who have undertaken to sinew that Gospel.
the 2301) days end in the seventh month, I do nut DRUNK. Drunkeeeess is eoinetinaes the symbol
oil shall cut him asunder, and appoint him hie por- now recollect that one of Mein has shown that the of folly and of the madness of sinners, wino, waking
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no use of their reason, involve themselves in all t it for the purpose of rommunieation. Jer. xv. 16; I riles of the party spoken of ; it being the business
sorts of eritnes. And so it is Wien in Is. xxviii.: Ezek. ii. 8--10; iii. 1-3. ;of servants in former times to wash their master's
1, 3. And then, as ponieliment is tlo• consequeneel EDOM, of which linzrah was the chief city, eym- .! feet ; (1 Sam. xxv. 41,) and disciples" sat at the
of sin, so drunkeness in the Prophets is taken for t, iodizes the enemies of nod's people in the latter 'feet of their masters." (Acts xxii.23, Dew.xxxiii.31
that stupidity which arises from God's judgments ; day, as in lea. xxxiv. ti.-•S. lxiii. 1-4. Edunt may To this exposition of Pet are agreeable severs
when the sinner is under the consternation of his denote Rome ; the scarlet, which Edom signifies, i Hebrew expressions. The Targurn explains feet,
misery, as one astonished, staggering, and not!! ! the reprobate, like Eeau. lin Ezek. xxxii..2, of auxiliaries. In Exud. xi. 8,
knowing what to do-and is therefore the symbul ii EYES admit of various inlet pretations, according !" all the people at thy-feet," signify all the people
of a very iserable
m state. , to the eireumstancee: upon the account of their whkli thou commandeet or lewdest. The like
Thus in Job xii. 25, " They grope in the dark light and use, they arc the symbol of government I phraee is found in Jud. viii. 5 ; 1 Kings xx. 10;
without light, and he maketh them to stagger like land justiee. 2 Kings iii. 9; but, though at or under the feet of
a drunken man." In Is. xxix. 9,"• They are drunk.' }knee the eimilit tele of our Savior. Mato vi. 22, another implies submission to another's commands,
en, but uut with wine; they eta:neer, but not Ny ilk . " The light (or limp) of the body is the eye;" the yet this does not hinder but that such as are at the
strong drink.'' And so in h. b. 21, 22., "0 thou i; eve serving fur a light or lamp to direct the whole feet may at the same time be princes and governors
afflicted and dtunken, but not with wine.-Behold !i body in its several motions and actions. "Upon over others ; as in Judges iv. 10, " Barak went out
1 have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, '• these accounts the angels of the Lord are called with two thousand men at his feet," i. e. under his
even the dregs of the cup of my fury." It Jer. ii his eyes, (Zech. iv. WO as being the executioners command ; and yet ninny of these were of as good
xiii. 13, 11, " I will fill all the inhabitants of Jeru-;'of his *Tod:sinews, and \catching and attending for quality as himself, beiree in trihes independent, and
salern .with drunkenness, and I will dash theta one • his glory. in invitation whereof, the favorites and only at this time under his command ; and some of
against another, even the fathers and the sons to. II prime ministers of elate, in the Persian monarchy, these are called; Judges v. 14, governors out of
gether.-I will have no mercy, but destroy them." i were called the kin.:;'. (-gee, aecording to the Orien- Machin and verse 15, princes of Issachar.
And in Lam. iii. 15, " He bath filled me with bit- • nil customs and notions. Thus in Num. x. 31, to To set one's foot in a place, signifies to take pos.
terness, be lath made me drunken with worm-ilbe instead of tyes, is equal to being a prince, to guide ,session thereof; as in Deut. i. 36; xi. 24, and other
wood." and rule the people. , places. [Rev. x. 2 : "The angel set his right foot
E. I In Dent. xi. 12, the eyes of the Lord signify the . upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth."] It
EAGLE was the ensign of the Roman empire.; Divine Providence, or special care, which Gud 'signifies also to overcome, as in order to take pos-
It is constantly the symbol of a king or kingdom ;jiproiniees. ;session, or to rule, as in Psa. xliv. 5; xci. 13; Isa.
I
as in Ezek. xvii. 3, 7, 12. II in Deut. xiii. 18, eyes are considered as the :xxvi. 6; Dan. vii. 23; Mal. iv. 3.
'e must observe very carefully the design of the - symbol of justice; Right in the cues qf the Lord, i In Daniel, the feet and legs of the image denote a
Holy Ghost in exhibiting many symbols to denote there signifying what he judges to be right ; as it monarchy succeeding all the rest, the legs and feet
the very same thing ; as head, minoitoin, horn, , is explained in Deut. xvi. It), " a gift cloth blind the being the extreme parts of the body, or the last
eagle, wing of an eagle, beast, sun, and the like; all !eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the .; parte of the image.
which signify a monarchy or kingdom. But then righteous." FIRE, when put fcr light, signifies the enlighten.
it is always, in 'different respects, to denote differ- i Farther, the aye, or eyes, according to the style of.'„ing and ruling of pecele. It is thus used in a good
cnt pare, qualities; and ielations of its constitution. Idle Hebrew language, frequeotly signify the beha- sense in Matt. iii. 11. The cornparisua of a beato
Thus, the head signifies a monarchy in respect of !viour, desires, and designs of men. Thus in Job tiful or good eye to a flame of flee is very prrper,
the dominion or members thereof, as it is a body ixxiv. 25, "The eye of the adulterer," is the desire 11 the eyes being the lights or lamps of the body.
politic; the mountain, in respect of its capital city or the design of him that watches his neighbor's I Matthew ei. 22.
situated thereon, for strength and defence of the wife. So accordingly, in Pan. liv. 7, when David Coals of fire proceeding out of God's mouth, or
parts under it; the horn, its power to defend its' says, " .1-mline eye bath seen his desire upon mine from his countenance, are often used to express his
subjects and remove enemies; the eagle, its pro- enemies," the latter part explains the former Thus anger ; as in Pe. xviii. 8, 12,13.
tecting of the subjects; the beast, its tyranny; the:, a good or evil eye signifies good or bad desires and In flab. iii. 5, it is said, "Burning coals wear
sun, its glory, and dominion, and power to give designs, as Deut. xxviii. 54, " His eye shall be forth at his feet," i. e. the preaching of his word
laws for the conduct of the subjects; fig/co signify- evil -towards his brother; " verse 56, "Her eye was accompanied with punishment against the
ing government. By this variety the Holy Gliost shall be evil towards the husband of her bosom, and disobedient-he trod upon them with destroying
finds ways to describe the nature and qualities of the towards her son, and towards her daughter," that fire. And time, in the vision of the Seraphim, lea.
matters foreseen, and the several degrees of their is, shall envy and thrill cruel and wicked designs .vi. 6, the sahl Seraphim, or burning angels, (so
rise and fall; and, by consequence, to give, by dif- to kill, and even to eat them, as is evident. from called because designed to execute God's anger)
ferent views, a full account. of all that is necessary 'verse 53 ; so Mau. xx. 15, " Is thine eye evil he. take a live coal from the altar, and put it to the
to be known. Besides, some symbols will suit cause 1 ant good," i. e. wilt thou envy thy brother, Prophet's mouth, telling him that his sins are pur-
some allegories, which others would not ; the Holy, and endeavor to do him mischief, by a!ienating my il ged, i. e. that lie being cow declared as righteous
Ghost in everything observing what we call their , mind from him, beeause I desire to be kind to him?' before God, and appointed to be his prophet, shall
decorum, beyond any man that ever wrote : so that i So NW/. xxii 9, " A bountiful or good eye is said be enabled, by his words, to bring down God's fire
all the visions,•and parts of a vision, hang together 'of one who doeth good, and is liberal to the poor." of destreetien upon those against whom he propbe•
very properly, without any absurd cohesion of in- Su Prom'. xxiii. 22, " an evil eye hasteth to be cies. Foe that coal signified the word Of God iu
consistent.mateers. Nay, some symbols are affect- rich," i. e. an ill man by wicked actions !lasted) to anger, which the prophet was mediately to spread
edly chosen to express the fate of the things fere, grow rich. And hence the expression in Dan. vii. upon the people.
seen ; thus, great and noble men come miner time 8, of " eyes like the eyes of a roan," may signify And thus in Jer. v. 14, "Behold, I will make may
symbol of tries, when they are to be nestroyed; but • the desires, designe, and behavior of a man, imply- words in my mouth fire, and this people wood-, and
they are called birds, that is, of prey, when they are ing, that the intentions, appearance, and power are it shall devour them."
considered as devourers of plunder, seizing the like, and no none than those of a man, even of a FLESH signifies the riches, goods, and poesee-
spoils of vanquished enemies, and gorging or en- comma or mean man. sions of any person or subject conquered. oppressed,
ricking themselves therewith. F. or slaiti, as the case is. Thus in Psa. lxxiv. 14, the
EARTHQUAKE, Is of so large a signification, FACE of God, signifies his presence, and power, meat or flesh there mentioned, is the riches and
that it is often used fur any sudden and violent going to be demonstrated, and exerted by some i spoils of Pharteah and the Egyptians. See also lea.
shaking in any part of the world, even of the signal act. 1 xvii. 4 ; Micah iii. 2, 3 ; Zech. xi. 9, 16 ; in all
heavens, as well as of the earth. For which see The light of God's fare or countenance is a token' which places flesh is explained by the Targurn of
Joel ii. 10 ; Hagii. 21; Heb. xii. 26. of his favor,' and is therefore put synonymously i riches and substance. Thus in Dan. vii. 5, "to
1
An earthquake, when great, overturns and qu i te with favor in Pan. xliv. 3. Thus in men, the devour much flesh," is to conquer and spoil many
changes the surface of the earth; overturning : countenance or b ee, i r serene, is a mark of favor enemies of their lands and possessions.
mountains, hills, and rocks; sinking some grounds; and g""'lewIll ; if red or fiery, of anger. Some- FOREST is used symbolically to denote a city,
altering the course of the rivers; making ponds times the face of Gud is put for God himself, as in nation, or kingdom. Devoted kingdoms are repre-
and lakes upon dry lands, and drying up those that Exodus xx. 3, "'Thou 'shah have no other cods be- serried under the image of a forest, which God
were before ; and is therefore a proper symbol of sides my face;" i. e. besides rue, as the LXX have threatens to burn or cut down. See Ise. x. 17, 18,
great revolutions or changes in the government or rendered it. 19,34, where the briers and thorns denote the corn.
political world. Face also signifies anger, justice, and severity, neon people; the glory of time forest are the nobles
It is thus used in the Prophets; as in [lag. ii. 6, as in Gen. xvi. ti, 8 ; Exud. ii. 1>; Pan. lxviii. I ; and those of highest rank and impertancc. In ch.
7; Joel ii. 10;.Ter. iv. 23, 24. Joel ii. G. xxxvii. 24, Sennacherib is represented as boasting
. To EAT, symbolically signifies to meditate and FAT, signifies riche s. 'Thus in Jer. v. 28, the thus of his invasion ofJeruealem :-
words t", they are waxed fat," are thus explained "'Them ham said,
digest, to receive a thing with setisfaetfun, and to
by the 1 argnin, they are become rich. And so in Hy t he imiltbutle of my chariot,' have 1 a:wended
turn it to one's profit awl advantage. • The height of the motottaias, the sides of Lebanon ;
Psalms xxit. 29, " the fat upon ea t ih " are th e rich,
The mouth is not only the iestiument by which r And 1 win tin den, hie tallet4 eedare, loi choiceo hietreee
the noble, and powerful.
we eat, but also that by which some beests chew
To FEED, as toleed ethers, signifies to give ease A itiforests."
I sill penetrate into his extreme rutty atta, Iii4 richer;
the cud, and men do meditate. Thus Jo•hua i. ft, -LowIles Version.
" This book of the law shall not depart out of thy and plenty,. to enrich and provide with all worldly
neeseeries; for aceording to the notion of the an- See aleo Jer. xxi. 14; xlvi. 23; Zech. xi. 2,
mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and
ciente, and especially the Hebrew language, riches FRUITS of the EAR.Til are, the symbols of
night;" where to meditate, is to consider seriously, consiets in meat and drink, in having plenty oh the that spiritual food by which the souk of men are
and exercise one's self in the law of God, and int-
plies to study, obey and practise it. Hence come caries fruits of the earth, and much cattle, with all neces- sustained unto everlasting life, as in Pa. lxxii. 16,
to human life. So Job and Abraham are " There shall be an handful (Scorn in the earth, up.
those frequent expressions of the Pealinist about the seal • to he rich. And the rich man in the Gospel is on the top of the mountain.;; time fruit thereof shall
meditation of God's law, Ps. exix. 09, " Thy testi.
described by having plenty of corn and fruits of the shake like Lebanon ; and they of the city shall
monies are may meditations:" and verse 103, " How
earth, more than his granaries could hold. And so flourish like grass of the earth." Jer. xxxi. 12,
sweet are thy words unto my taste : yea, sweeter
in Matt. x. 9, 10, meat is made evivalent to ;old, e• They shall flew togelher to the goodness of the
than honey to my mouth !" Lent, for wheet, and for wine, and for oil; aed
To eat a prophecy signifies to receive and digest silver, brass, and clothes.
FEET signify the, servants, followers, or disci- their soul shall be as a watered garden."
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KU N. I: is used in Ilmy Scripture to denote,I:mysteriously etlicicut system of divide opera- a treasure to enrich them, a physician to heal
Ho Lethosie.dly, A pi:we of great affl,etion. 80 Dent- Noes ealled Providence-f-setivityvisitifitlyttna!i them, an advocate to present them and their
iv. !so: "The 1.0:d !lath. taken lno, mid • broucht.'of the river of Cliehar,' a nd symbelized.so ex-r. ;.serviees to God: as wisdom to counsel, as
ymi ao:h out to use iron lutitee, out ot• Egypt." .,eressivelv as a wheel in the middle oft:, whee,, i righteousness to justify, as sanctification to re-
1•.,r iii a• litroaee for pure:y tug of metals, is al- • . ' .- '
,.,,, ,.,urn io spooly such afflictions as God tames then. peuplieries dreadfully 'ugh, full of'•e,yeA,!, new, as redemption to save, as an unexhausted
t, toe amendment u{ of wee. do in Jer. ix, 7, ,.( i ,and..undu the-direction el the.lising.spirit; al- fountain of istrdon, grace, comfort, victory,
At ii; Writ theill, ti*.)- iill'In." ways intellig-ently active and educing good out 'glory. Let Christ be the diamond to shine in
Or seeming cvil—will then be complete. We 'the bosom of all your sermons.—Reynolds.
can then look bite* upon many events .seetniug-
........
Tut: :11 AnNess OE THE l'aoeneT Immix eie Ily daek and inexplicable, and see tloC1 in th-1 AssemEn AN P HEAL Pivry,—There is noth- '
u" ing more, easy than to say divinity by rote, and
Bet these as natural hi ate made I"; accoMplishing great and eternally gloriouS re-. to discourse Of spiritual matters from the tongue
o
hi . taloa, and det-tro,)ed, speak evil of the: ;tilts. Tins succes!,,ion i events, great andlior pen of others: but to hear God speak it to
ititags that they unde vstand not ; and shall et- small, this rise aml tall, growth and decay, of the soul, and to feel the power of religion in
1 ,,I, verish in their own corruption : and shall individuals, offami'ies, and of nations, will then i ourselves, and to express it out of the truth of
Ilq . it c the reward of unrighteousness, as they term inat e.
1 The day oldie Lord will consutn- experience within, is both rare and hard. All
Ilea C:(it;11t it pleasure to riot in the day-tinie. mate the history of this world. !that .we fee! not in the matters ofGod, :3 but
spats they are and blemishes, sporting thein-111 ilea history will then be consummated—but ',hypocrisy; and therefore, the •more we. profess,
-.1"'s with thei r uwn deceit ink;; while they 'not nirPtt"ti. W hat rem inisee"ees "I. events the more we sin, it will never he well with
e-ast with you; having eyes lull of adultery,and; once regarded as trivial—entirely lbrgotten— l ute, till, in these greatest things, I be careless
deo cannot ecase from sin; beguiling unstable will rush team the minds of the vast multitudes of others' censures, fearful only of God's and
,,o1:Is : a heart they have exercised with coy- who will 11444..sta nd before the "great white my own; till sound . experience has really cate-
111)11ti practices; cursed children : which have ii thronc!" All actions, all words, all thoughts, chized !iv heart, and made me !:now God and
iiirsaken the rerht way, and are gone astray,1 i which have been done, aud spoken, and con- my Si:vior otherwise than by words. I will
1;,11.0.ving the way of Baalam the son of Boson, !templated, will then come up in review. How never be quiet, till I can see, and feel, and
lk lin iovt (1 .111e wages of IltIriglIWOUSIICSS; but :well has one said—
taste my God: my hearing I. will account as
mas rebuked for his iniquity : the dumb ass, ;1 L. ito,:e. days lin• whirls 311 dither dart wen. ma& !" only serving to effect this, and my speech only
N uutkitor t, with man's voice, forbade ... , the mad-Ii . How many days of folly and nights of disci- to express it.—Bp. Hall.
Iler,S (il the prophet. ..:. 1 etcr II. .1`...--16. ' potion must then he accounted for! Ilow ma-
/ Etime.erv.----Humility is truth, and pr:ei e is
illustration of the above— ny days wickedly wasted in inert idleness!
How many days misspent, energies squander- a lie: the one glorifies God, the e..aer dishon-
.lo-He A V. IlimEs.—This purse-bearer of •
l time thrown away on what had much better ors him. Humility maids men time angels,
ihr eAploded Miller huinhug insists upon it that led, prid:i makes finds become devils. Pride is
been left undtme! How many days Hpent in
he has no money to deposite in that great iron _I folly, humility is the temper of a holy spirit and
accumulating treasures, merely to he berme
sioe,—barely enough to meet his engagements excellent wisdom. Hemility is the way to glo-
up to the 1st of June last, when he penned his up in the final.conflagration! Oh time, what a ry, pride to ruin and confusion. Humility
treasure it will appear, when it is all spent—
shoemeitt. He says, however, that of various makes saints o;. earth,. pride undoes them.
pa hhcitions,
., he has circulated /iv, m iiii„,„? :in how many eases misspent! Looking back Humility !mantles the saints in heaven, and the
flow mush ruin, madness, poverty and insan- !from that point, how many hours, how many
days would we annihilate, were it possible, and elders throw their e:sowns at the foot of the
ev have they caused ? Alas ! the great day
surely, such men must have a consign to everlasting oblivion the record of throne: pride disgraces a man ernong all th?,
fun only tell. societies of earth. God loves one, and Satan
1,.;,din reck"ing in the iinai Judgment. Ruh _ ,their deeds! I 1. cannot he—it cannot he! Those
solicits
, tl.te caus.F of the other, and pro...notes
espierre scarcely was a greater scourge to :days, those actions, those words, we must meet his own niterest trr it most of an: and there is
- . ,
. . , •• s 1 .
righteous .,, . face to Mee! " For we must all appear before
mon onr no one grace in which Christ p'opounded him-
ihe j'udginent-seat of Christ, -that every one
%%aided) man according to his deeds ? Then sellimitable so signally, as in this of meekness
Ma ts!! who would dare to meet the: dreadful re-..),nay receive according to the things he Math and humility; for the enforeire: of' which he an-
.riii„iiiitity rest ing sin J. v. ii iines?_ (Thi...one ,u in the body, whether it be good or bud "
dertook the condition of a 1,:_trvant, and a life
' ' For every idle, word that men shall speak,
Wont /t. : they shall give account thereof in the day of ,,d
efpovert and a death of disgrace; and wash-
St's copy the above paragraph as a ministe-. judgment." .
, the iiet of his disciples, Grid even of ..Iu&t.4
lial.spechnea of Christion charity, and Ivoldd . ....'''. hinuat4f, that his action might be turned into a

„id that we desire to be thankful we are not;; c , , , ri ,i.l... .ty a child, sermon to preach this duty, and to make it as
.. mitsrt AM I V.— , 111 h (ant ,tike et,crnal as. his o!..vnstory.---Tayfr.
ubri,cum,, irehrh4tanitY letids to sn"lI "hi" goes Nvatidering over the world. Fearless in its
bilious, l' artic:iii91)• in dug-‘1"-Vs. \\'!'Y Could. innocence, it is net abashed before princes, nor • in: CitaisTIAN Lirz.--If you would he a
1154 the Olive Branch he elt"rtt"l'im enough t" . cent'ounded by the wisdom Of spunk Before good Christian, there is hut one way-,..you
tlorl, that Mr. Hines, though mistaken,"i.gil. .i I it the bleoll-stai3ed warrior sheaths his sword, ient3t live wholly unto, God---and if you , would
dill he Wiest ? Now we poor unchristian In-iiimid plucks the laurel from his brow; the mid- li7e wholly unto God, you must live according
lidds, silo) don't believe in any religion at all, ;:ni4la. murderer turns from his porpose,end like to the wisdom that conies from God: you must
,,,a accede as much as this---,tme, ire Ca n "'the heart-smitten disciple, goes out and weeps ,act according to right judgment of the nature
..
oval' ,1a--ire can "en l'filercl,,,luit II"' 01'1 Y E. 'bitterly. It brings liberty to the captive, joy and valme of things; you must live in the exer-
'tit ANC" IS HONEST! ''' gre"! 3freir" q to the monrner, freedom to the slave, repot- !else of holy and heavenly affections, and use
,harify, truly, bait we are sufficitul pe it.--1.1.t lance and fOrgiyeness to II,e sinner, hope to the ;all the gifts of God, to his praise and glory.—
ton l'hristian neighbor imitate our equanimity, ! taint hearted, and assmance to the dying, It 1 Tnz I.)Avs OF VIOLENCE.---The accoue 3 of
mul remember that as °'4 righle"" G"il " enters the hut of the poor man, and sits down 0
,iolence, disorder, and bloodshed, which have
p r uliably judges by the intr»timrs of men, it • wi th them • and i i i i i, chi ldrch; it makes
I heill :or late crowded upOn us in such quick and al-
May biro out th:it Air. Mime: will pass as good Contented -
HI the Midst of Pr i"linns, "dle"v"!rnest breathless succession, make us sick at
""''`amillati" -in Heaven's ellaneerY1 as 11" ,'behind an cv"1"ti"g l'Iessi"g• it walks I heart. - Were there any remedy:or any Grob-
pipet sf die Olive Branch. , throogh gmat eities amid 'all their pomp sired ability that the bad and inflamed passions of
``. B. \ e &I A blow melt about heavenly . sid i,„d,„., t e,,ir imagi na ble pride and their un-
fiesie7rs, to be snr(.•; bet this is our opieum.—. utterable misery it purirying, ennobliug, cm I men would exhaust themselves by their Very
- I vielence, we could vi CW the subject in a calm-
/1,,i, a ii , r::::igilor. reeting and reriecining angel. It is alike the i cr feeling, and with a more practical philoso-
lwautitid companiee of childhood and th.., cons, id ly. vet we hardly dare indulge such a hope.
/
' Ti n: Woe en's eAsr D% v.—As to ever' indi- iitiltthle ""'"'""' of age. Ii ''''"h1" thin "n" !Anai-chy seldom goes down, exzept in tears of
,!.heal there is a last day, so thsre is a la.st day hle; gives wisdom to the wise; and new graceithlood. The country seems to have been ripen-
t„ Mr Warld. That iOn' series of years, that to the l"velY•'ntepatriot, the Prie' '., the l'°- Mg fix serne time, for such demonstrations as
.„re, ,,aen of renteries and ages, -whi c h the et and the eloquent mate all derive their sub- i them Bad principles and vicious • practices
1 ;,„.,k, ca ned (lion, and which we.ea ll wo od_,1nne power from its iHIllielICe.—.:Nary ifutrill. 1 among partisans, and bad examples from those
,o, as teeming generations and its great ........_. . ......._ ..._______.. 1 high in authority, are now ” coming home to
, v510,--must end! This hoary•headed world I Or rutacin Nil (Innis-T.—Preach Christ Je- roost." In other words, these scenes of vio-
,„„.i hill=" a last day! And what a sneeession . pals the Lord: determine to know nothing among! knee are the certain results, sooner or later,
..fowa t and small events will then terminate."youe people, hut Christ crucified: let his name! of choosing had rulers. It is the punishment
k,,,!ol.utts rising and falling---4nionS springing and grace, his spirit and hive• triumph in the! reserved for the people, for a laxity in the na-
u.t., motive from rude, unnoticeable hegineings,1!midst of all your sermons. Lot your great' tional virtue of their fathers. God grant thr.L.
•10 ,:elins: 1 ly!tn,;(41;.es birth, and liecomineend he to glorify Inin in the hearts, to render the punishment u•ay he only disciplinary, tr.d
„,,„hi v empires themselves in their turn to he' him amiable and precious in the eyes of his that, by teaching them the absolute necessity
„„ ,o,r,mo and' give place to others mere people; to lead them to him as a sanctuary to of wise laws, wisely administered, .it may avert
„„odv. That wondevrol, and complicated, mid, protect them, a propitiation to reconcile them, still more serioe sscalarnitics.Xad. —
2-4 THE ADVENT HERALD,
ANN igATB tr.itsos. IN1.11.111,, N
o". Il .l..DI A rtnitnipmorting T he loe1.1 LOWE1.1.,V1.—There will be an Advent ICI,1159'4.11f.t. 1)01,1
the ut 1..wp11, un Frulny, Aug. :!9, it the Lieu)
ie- i t, limn
Our reatleis will recollect that we gar.,an :44 , ,.die Mid hall: "H•1.1' i'.• k e
the in
Yl"r' en!. Brethren (.41)ipmalt, CItIlk, erel ethers
account, a Few weeks since, of tint singular i• to roltti,ulr.:shunt one week, iii I..orMrdIlict71W rran"• may find it room are reireeted 0, intend. The about
named brethren will roll nn Mr. Perry, chin kindly effiere 0,
Slat=e then. WC have seen a staletnen4 getter:idly, ure ievitet attend entertain the isretirhere during the meeting. 111; meeting
;•11rellireit 1 g tents, on sere it is prumicaltie. will commence at 10 A. M. 'Plitotiets Sutelige.
of her case in the .1la Ilford Christian Seer eta- 1 Fir run+•nitttr►, A ileums Welle.
ry I) •It Cheney
•
the pastor oftlie church!,
.11H1111'111.1), M ASS. If time null tune, rind the 11.m.,1 ' 13(3•Providenee permitting, the Ft3b,rriber will attend meet-
ttf which she is a menther, which cot•rohorittes wi'l, Inc n roulli•rettre in this phiee, to commence ing-, in the fallowing plaree, (iff)11 f:11110, N. H.
tile account we v of it. After nai.rating th e , Tilm.Fday, Dept. 19h),
g inn,'' themigh the week, or Monday, Aug 5th, Dever, N. 11., Tuesday, fhb. Ports.
en:/1

..Ineger if tleitieht exptoevitt. Anti we take this opportenity N. 11.. 7t1). Exeter, N. II. rriolev 9111.
particular facts in the case as we gave theIR, i„, i„,i,„ i• se. ni.igt.Iinring !owns atit'lli1,111/il littrei hill Mims. 10th and 1111). All the above erwefiago to
lie says:— t h e. !mese may In. tilled. Is it Ind a time when (:ottl'e: ciminteette et 2 P.M. and 7 1-2. exeept the Subteilh.
. 'cbildret. sifted., he III) anti deing itt, their might o•lett their.' Elder Henry Pitunmer is to be at tire Tabernacle in Bow-
I t i s 1iere wort
'
,k t i t.• he had ', imit.ds find tri l When wits the time that those who ha-re ton, Aug. 11th.
I iy 01 remai , 18 s
E. Jolts.
' enlisted in the bleseed of the midnight cry,
tl iet t notlI ng 0f 1111: 1p ii te winci
1 P is for some -ndiiit.i. iii. Bridle:men, cemetii, Attalla he mere Nog:over! II

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lin•ty-ctgla hours, and that the last she did I. V. nr.t. in the mid,/ et ,i •peei,,hIee, ee..fully , gait-dying
take, ,Inc retained in her 61"Inaell but a fcw:' wood, torich is ,,:I ;dn.( ti, ,re,....io, it. Iittal eentenee, and 50 c to 7;1 In 11$
1ingett"47:n 1iv611.;eNp,f i tl
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. :iptil:171,,e1)::::I i ,r it lit , 1.111 ry
moments, being that connected with it which ; !Sarah Lainplier by pm $1 pit to end v 8; Dantel 'fleckvn
caused her to vomit. 1 Viler' site awoke she l' Ow skirts of few gartitente, when we eland before the 'enrett)til!end ii) pin SI pd to 168 v 7; Elijah Rateheliter by pot SI prito
/Indent:it of .lehrwols, with the assembled universe, if we do v 8; ha Ca lkins by per $1 pet to end
appeared grieved that she was still in the by pm pd to 162 v 7; James Alexander by v 8;11) 11 "all $1
world, hut from that moment she !lever litt:4 ""tpc.T.in71::,) P,17/ 3.4.7"1 ',`I .1)",rrine.)( ! i I", I'.1:,r(d3riafT.r.e. iy8;tii It Lyman by pin $1 pit to end v- F(slidn
i in itt
y
complained of bodily pain. It a few hoursr ,preiritily invited ton:-4x:fieldr ilea:,:huve'"iFilift)eoritiSantitnitit. ! by S
, 6arif end v 7. ; .1 Ltverniore pen $1 pit to shit I
u; mi Sewall by pin $1 lei to end v 7; E wilt by pm $1 pd
she seemed to be in a measure lost but since ' •
C11 A 311'I.A IN, N. V.—An Advent Cumpineeting will he
that period, aside from the idea of her death, I hi lit, the Lord a illiio, ii) Cbtoten co. N Y. :lent
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to 141 v 6; J Ilord by pm SI poi to end v 8;
by pm $3 lid to 183 v 8; inletro B" I Pun1)sti PA°drew'
lin tit too). 1
31 lid Im o 185
c pd
of the faro) a judge Taylor, 8; I) Lowell $1 p.i1 to end v 8; A - a v pm
have not been able to discover the first trace IIII)
of derangement. For a few days she took .0 roinntsee o Sept. T(1, and continue over net Sabbath. We to 182 v 8; Emden II Smith by poi Et put to end v 7; mitel
Tenitey by pill S2 pot to end r• 7; S W l'Itayer by pm $1
togicel brother 31iller rail Shipman will remember their
some articles of light food. A tier that her Wedge, tint! attend withotie tail. 1111) earnestly Fetich lect nr- pd tin 159 v 7; litirlingarne by pm 31 pd to end r 8 books
prepared as rug brethren, who can consistently :mend, to come end help ['totting nut poleisited yet; IS Palmer by pm $1 pd to end v 7; 1.
nourishment was tea and hy 1.111'32 pd to vet v 7; It Pefly by pm $1 rod in
usual, and cold water. She soon, however, II,. A uaggon will lie furnished to convey the bogglign of ndvonce to 0,11 v 8; .1 Fitil hanks by pin SI pd to end v 7;
our friends to the ground, tito may Coale hy 11,c, heist.
dispensed with her - coffee, and for five or six For the committee, F. S. I.0()311S.
G Stowed by .pin 32 pd to 168 v 7; 0 Davis by J V H
prl to 192 v 8; ./ Formren) by do $2 pd to end of r 9; W no
weeks she has taken only tea and water, both., flat-king by do $1 pd to rad v 7; JCitreliss by tie $.1 pd to
to the amount of about two gills per (lay. Der I 011INOTON, hIE.—A cainpitteeting will he held in Or- 220 v 9; Dt•Orr by tin 31.50 pd to 210 19; DrHoss by t10
tea is prepared with the usual amount of milk ington, Mt). two miles PaFt Of Millereek, on land owned by $1 pd to end v 8; Itev L Luvewell by do pd to end v 7; AB
brottlie). Marvin Wiled; the place Is well tat (eitinteil li,r touch
and sugar. There have been times when parts ,f a meeting, hesidet its being in a neigloloorhoed where there linen by do $1 pd to end v 8; 0 Harmony by du 50c paid
to 183 v 8; J Cambell by du 50c pd to 183 v 8; lies E
of her system have lost their action; and at tire many etrotrog Myr-wise,. The roweling to commence on Brainard by pin $5 pd to end v 9; €1 A Reed by pm (Gadd.
such times these parts have but little sensation. I the lilIt of September next, met). le be premed in) the 10th; hall Vt) S1.10 pd to end v 8; do by do (Tow ',seed .0iats)
!all our brethren hem tVe).1. 'AIII, (lilt rime and len( On lite 40 c pd to end v 7 and discontinued, is this correct'!; 1 11
Her physician, and other medical men who 'groom!, we think haft tile- better be at the landing, if they Nene Shipman by Ile $2 lid to 2117 v 9; A Catlin by pen $2 paid
have seen her, I believe are agreed in saying by vi nter, on ;he Iiiii; leethren can tronitert their loggfige to 170 v 7; IV C Manning by pm 31 pd to end v 7; Si Mew
that they can now discover no disease upon to the entaieground tree of expense. There is to he n board- man by pin ,t,'3 pri to end v 7; C Buttery b pm 31 p8 to
ing 11.11t. 1,1) the grutind for those elm fluty wed) lift Imam on 'end c 8; S Peck by pm $1 pd to 186 v 8; A 11 Read by pat
her. She has been able to converse with the meiterate terms. Our pre:telling brethren are earticularly 31 01 to end v 6; 611i13 Wheeleck by you *,2 lei to end v 8;
strenath of a well person, with the numerous 11irerpteeted to route filled with the I ink Ghost. 1 1,yolift F %Vomiter 1.0 e pd to 178 v 7; Atm litiehroni by pis
sisitors she has received. It is true that her il Brethren Churchill, Hervey, Jener,floown,and father Mil- ;51 pt! to; J Renitoldo by pun $1 pd to end v 8; C Pliettiplace
visitors have been numerous, but nothing like 1• breilireti ler sire part irmarly rive-toed it, eunie to our Kid. Will the by pm $e2.50 pd to end v 7; Jas Tourttelott by pia 50c pd to
named give tis infurneitioni through the Ileield v 8; A 11 Toitrtleket by ion 60c pd to end v 7 1 C
as many as is represented abroad. In her 1e holier we may expert I1lf.111. Ttourtleltet cy pin 60e pit to noddle v 8; Ass Dtmliani by pm
conversation she very uniformly narrates an 1:0111.—Its. Smith, ti. Vs .11rnivre F.-Baker, Win. Chapin. .$1 pit to end v 8; P Livermore by express 31.50 pi/ to cod
account of the scene through which she says v 7; Slow 31 pd to 163 v 7; t.1 Ryersoft 31 pd to 133 v
DERRY, N. IL—There trill in. a canipmeeting held in 7; I) Illi«,ett $1 pal to rrod v 8; II Caswell $1 pd to cnA r
she has passed. Aside ,from this, there is noth- this mon, should 1.1111(' coolinur, to ceitimence an Titeedity, 7; 11 II tiy pm 50e pd to end v 7; hire Bradford by 1'3
ing peculiarly marked in what she says, more 27th of this nienth, mei centime, toile week. A pie:want end 50 c prd to middle v 8; t: Neu tun by lull 3.1 ixt to end v 8;
hilt(' we should expect from any one who sup- convenient rpot has been selected, in n grove strutted 1 1-2 It Mitere. by pin 32 pit to end v 8; J L 'Fay for by pm $1 lied
posed herself (loin(' her last work on earth. miles 111)ill lit!! Ill Lower V ithige, tied half a toile front to end v 7; It Is Kinney by I no $1 r'd to 176 i8, JuIIII
Cheeutc`y 's pc) 'rile hrt`i II IVA situ sisters in 614..r.kntIl by pm $1 pd to end v 8; James Quimby by pal
She is fully of the belief that she shall sufferno this vicinity, me earnestly invited to nilend and bring 31 lid to evil v 6, SIAN is new die'; E pd to end
wore pain, that she shall not die, but that she their ten's :Intl 1110ViPifib with to Flay throogio v 6; It Meirell 31 lel to end v 8; Prescott $1 pd to end
the meeting. It is hoped that Bro. '1'. Cole, I. E. Jonieti, v 6; N Dow 31 poi III CM! v 7; A Walker $2 lel to end v
shall soon go home and be with Jesus. It. Plummer, and other lecturers well find it ceureni, et t o et. 8; E Role-vim 31 pd to end v 8; .1 Norio $1 pd to 194 v
tend.
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8; A Stacy $1 pa to 202 v 9; Mrs Emery 31 pd w cad
The secular papers have made themselves N. B. Thnse who do not tome prnvitleil with trete end v 7; 1' it $1 pd to end v 6; J Itichardoon $1 pd to
quite merry over the idea that her apparent privisione, will find good neeentoilation end broaril en O.,. end v 7; 1-: $1 pp to mid r 7; J ruwie $1 pd toted
ground. In behalf of the brethren, .1. LENYEsT. v 8; Gate 4e1 pd to end v N E Burniutin $1 pd to 203
trance was-caused by an opiate, but the cer- v 9; 1) C11111'0110 $2 pd to roil i 9; A Simpson 33 pd to end
RTAIMITII, MASS.—A Second Advent eampmem- v 7; 8 •I'aylor SI pd tio end r 6; U Alortin 50c pd to mid.
tificate of her own pastor disproves that no-
ing will tin held, if time tointinee, ill a Rune of ruir. David ille v 8; Ff Ism aane $1 pd In; !limo-her $1 lel to end t
tion. 8; C Menem 31 tel to 183 v 8; J Beimeit $1 p8 to 215 f
Cr 1 son, in parficent11,111s, nitwit one &half miles nest HI the 9; .1 Wailful $1 by pm pd to ear v 8;CU Willey by pin
Providence and Taunton Roil Road, Paseengers etnititine
at the ilead of !he liver Depot, 3 inPes north of N. 13e,Portr, $1 lel to end v 8; t Ilivelkini $5 by pia pd to end r 8; John
to commence Aug. 26, at 2 I'. M. 11r. Colo is engaged Webster $1 rite 19.3 v 8; 1 mullion Anderson try pen pet It
-.- with others to be there. Come, brethren end friends, with „jet v 8; tins S Gridley by pin $2 pd to cud v 7; G S Mots
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- ki. . yintr tente, and rensnimble boarrime and lodging will be fur- g,n $1 pd to 185 v 8, ad right, G Goniki by poi $1 pd to
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nished on the grim:1(1,41mm 61-e mile' north of New Bedford. 191 v dl ; hl !Ft,Betio). Keith by pm 32 pot to end r b ; 'I' Mor-
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:•::i. - Davill oi) pd h., entl it 5; Al Conner $1 pd to end v 8; E 13.
Brightman Collins, C4111$ 31 tat to end v• 8 ; Stephen Geeid by pin 31 pal to tali
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..,,- •— &MTh Billet'. v it; Win Siren's SI led to nedille v• 8; Nash Clarice by pp
31 pd to middle v 8; C. F Gilkey $2 pi( to end r 9; 1,1 A
tinker $2 pit to Not v 6; J Cratee by pia per to 112 ; iI Cite.
FITCHBURG. MASS —The Lord will, an Advent ramp fielder by put $1 p.1 to 163 v 7 ; D [)owning 31 50 pd to
meeting will he held in Fitchhoi•g, Aug. 28, ground Owned 1511 v 7; It IV idiom SI pil to 196 v 8: 144 A Wiltiaine te
by boiler Hear t lir !free Will RaptiKt nreetinhonne, 185 v S ; E 31 hooker put to end v 7; S 11 Plidlirlek $2 pd
three from the villege, tin)new road toward Ashley; , to 17(3 v 7 ; C Dentiar $11x1 to 196v!S;CV4bite 3t 1,1u,
Itrentren in the 11)191511.y, and all who, hive the appearing of I rtut v 7; U C tioreon $1 lel to 1.14 it 6 : 5 U Witat.n 31tvl
Ih tire invited le cenie with tents and provientus to elm- 10 eel v 8; A liatcheleer 50 c pd to middle v ;1)111 Lea «s
tintoft um. week. Provistmo tor entertsoinment in rite house, Ta vet n S C; pin Carthage Ala; J V llontea Iwo lettere wlt
:mil boric -keeping, will be made on reasenable terme. drab; pm Newport \ ii; A M Billing.; A Pierre; inn Bel*
Brethren in the neighboritig towns are requested lo meet on lied 141e; N Field: A 0 ; MM George 310; pen West Al-
the gromiti selected lot our meeting, the 1st IVednesflay in
.,Erinferciite.s0.1.ampimettitqg August, rat 10 ',clock A. M. in order to clear she ground,
loony Vt ; 1,111 T- Washington N II; A Claik I;y inn 32 koalas
ordered, sent ; V H. Cinna.11; Jerob French mil others ; pin
and make ill her neeessary arrangementn liw the meeting. Hyde Park Vt; pin South Gardner Maine; pus We* Cron-
For the committee. S. liF.AT11. ville Maoft,; pin Seute GloilenIntry Ct; J J earner will) bea-
SOUTh wooDsTocK, VT. A ennipmeeting will be dles; pin Griggsville III; pm Newville Pena; C
I•1 at South Woodsrockf Providence !vermin ing, on the pre- flj'A Second Advent Compmeetieg will he held, if time 2; pm Springfield Ilsee; pm Sawn VI; per &ooker Yib
Itli6C1, of Leland Slayton, twn and a half mites eolith of the. ;continue, and the. Lira is willieg, Ill Newington, eight miles lags N 11 ; L F Grigga; J Lied) ; L Barrios); '1' V Seen,.
S ails Perish of Wendstnek, to conittiene.e Tineelar, ;he 27th P1111111 of Hartford, Ct. on hind Oliver Ricliords, cowmen- ante; J V (limes; A White; pin New Bradford Miss; 1,1
rut' Angus', and hold river the. Sabbath. It it homed there will . ring en AVefleesday, Sept. 4, and creitinue one week, or Bergeett ; put hlobile Ala; pm North Brookfield Bore..
be a ge.mral gathering in the name id' the Lord, of ministere I more. /3reilteen Miller, Hirers, Limit, and Storm,
arid lorteltion; all that can, will bring tente to build on Mon- I with ()there, are invited to attend. Arrangement,' for board
day.
Cotn.—Jacch French, W. 11. Scott, Jeffereon Only, Wrn.
will be made trim, the ground.
Coin.—W. 0. Tidier, 11. A. Parson., A Beltlea, C.BnIcl•
SECOND ADVENT DEPOT
Barron,, Leland Slayton, Ilfteeft Healy. win, A. Mix, 11.Munger, John Singliff, E.Parker, E.L.II. Boston, !lass.---No. 14 Devonshire Sweet.
South Wool:stuck, Aug. 12,1314. Chamberlats., Wm. Rogers. Address J. V. 111110.